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[CITE: 42USC294n]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
               SUBCHAPTER V--HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION
 
         Part E--Health Professions and Public Health Workforce
 
    subpart 1--health professions workforce information and analysis
 
Sec. 294n. Health professions workforce information and analysis


(a) Purpose

    It is the purpose of this section to--
        (1) provide for the development of information describing the 
    health professions workforce and the analysis of workforce related 
    issues; and
        (2) provide necessary information for decision-making regarding 
    future directions in health professions and nursing programs in 
    response to societal and professional needs.

(b) Grants or contracts

    The Secretary may award grants or contracts to State or local 
governments, health professions schools, schools of nursing, academic 
health centers, community-based health facilities, and other appropriate 
public or private nonprofit entities to provide for--
        (1) targeted information collection and analysis activities 
    related to the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section;
        (2) research on high priority workforce questions;
        (3) the development of a non-Federal analytic and research 
    infrastructure related to the purposes described in subsection (a) 
    of this section; and
        (4) the conduct of program evaluation and assessment.

(c) Authorization of appropriations

                           (1) In general

        There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
    section, $750,000 for fiscal year 1998, and such sums as may be 
    necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2002.

                           (2) Reservation

        Of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) of this section 
    for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not less than 
    $600,000 for conducting health professions research and for carrying 
    out data collection and analysis in accordance with section 295k of 
    this title.

                (3) Availability of additional funds

        Amounts otherwise appropriated for programs or activities under 
    this subchapter may be used for activities under subsection (b) of 
    this section with respect to the programs or activities from which 
    such amounts were made available.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, Sec. 761, as added Pub. L. 105-392, 
title I, Sec. 104(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3552.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 294n, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, 
Sec. 776, as added Pub. L. 102-408, title I, Sec. 102, Oct. 13, 1992, 
106 Stat. 2050, and amended, which related to grants and contracts to 
provide health care for individuals with acquired immune deficiency 
syndrome, was renumbered section 2692 of title XXVI of act July 1, 1944, 
by Pub. L. 104-146, Sec. 3(h)(3), May 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1364, and 
transferred to section 300ff-111 of this title.
    Another prior section 294n, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, 
Sec. 741, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88-129, Sec. 2(b), 77 Stat. 
171; amended Oct. 13, 1964, Pub. L. 88-654, Sec. 1(c), (d), 78 Stat. 
1086; Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89-290, Sec. 4(b), (f)(3), (4), (g)(1), 79 
Stat. 1057, 1058; Nov. 2, 1966, Pub. L. 89-709, Sec. 3(c), (d), 80 Stat. 
1103; Nov. 3, 1966, Pub. L. 89-751, Sec. 4, 80 Stat. 1230; Aug. 16, 
1968, Pub. L. 90-490, title I, Sec. 121(a)(3), (4), (5)(A), 82 Stat. 
777; Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92-157, title I, Sec. 105(b)-(d), (e)(4), 
(f)(2), 85 Stat. 449-451; Oct. 27, 1972, Pub. L. 92-585, Sec. 4, 86 
Stat. 1293; Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94-484, title IV, Secs. 403(a), (b), 
(d), 407(d)(1), 90 Stat. 2266, 2267, 2279; Aug. 1, 1977, Pub. L. 95-83, 
title III, Sec. 307(e)(1), (2), 91 Stat. 390; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97-
35, title XXVII, Sec. 2735, 95 Stat. 920; Oct. 22, 1985, Pub. L. 99-129, 
title II, Sec. 209(a)(2), (3), (b), (c)(1), (d)-(f), 99 Stat. 532, 534; 
Nov. 4, 1988, Pub. L. 100-607, title VI, Secs. 603(b), (c), 628(8), 
629(b)(2), 102 Stat. 3125, 3145, 3146; Nov. 16, 1990, Pub. L. 101-597, 
title IV, Sec. 401(b)[(a)], 104 Stat. 3035, outlined provisions for 
loans from a student loan fund, prior to the general amendment of this 
subchapter by Pub. L. 102-408. See section 292r of this title.
    A prior section 761 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 
294 of this title prior to the general amendment of part D of this 
subchapter by Pub. L. 105-392.
    Another prior section 761 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to 
section 294cc of this title prior to the general amendment of this 
subchapter by Pub. L. 102-408.
    Another prior section 761 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to 
section 295 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99-129.
    Another prior section 761 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to 
section 295 of this title prior to the general amendment of part D of 
this subchapter by Pub. L. 91-696.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 295o-1 of this title.
